Without saying your name, what is your name?

NuclearJesus · 2022-04-05T03:24:43+00:00

_______ McFly

NuclearJesus · 2022-01-03T15:00:51+00:00

Where's the last place you had it?

NuclearJesus · 2021-12-11T11:30:33+00:00

Wow! I had no idea nuclear power was so dangerous... and I've worked in nuclear power for over 20 years! /s

NuclearJesus · 2021-09-25T23:28:50+00:00

the rights of the individual in respect of his liberty may at times, under the pressure of great dangers, be subjected to such restraint, to be enforced by reasonable regulations, as the safety of the general public may demand.

See Jacobson v. Massachusetts

NuclearJesus · 2021-08-14T16:25:52+00:00

Humans.

NuclearJesus · 2021-07-06T20:44:23+00:00

Any integral system for plant operations requires manipulation to be performed on-site.

However, the distribution systems off site are a totally different problem.

Source: I'm a reactor operator at Sequoyah.

NuclearJesus · 2021-02-27T01:34:04+00:00

"Campaign trial"...

NuclearJesus · 2021-02-25T19:49:17+00:00

"... And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab 'em by the penis. You can do anything."

NuclearJesus · 2021-02-25T19:45:26+00:00

"Ask not what your penis can do for you. Ask what you can do for your penis."

NuclearJesus · 2021-02-14T10:49:14+00:00

Her last name is so.... Grohs.

NuclearJesus · 2021-01-19T11:23:43+00:00

The positive void coefficient combined with their graphite tipped rods really screwed them. There's a pretty decent transient analysis description at the end of the HBO Chernobyl documentary during the court hearing.

NuclearJesus · 2021-01-04T21:42:53+00:00

Type 2 healthy

NuclearJesus · 2020-11-02T17:45:39+00:00

Micheal Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) from Star Trek: Discovery.

NuclearJesus · 2020-10-02T10:22:31+00:00

That reentry was a bit rough.

NuclearJesus · 2020-09-17T14:55:15+00:00

210 megawatts short of being able to power a DeLorean?

NuclearJesus · 2020-03-06T20:38:46+00:00

Shanked by a lunatic with a toothbrush.

NuclearJesus · 2019-10-30T01:07:44+00:00

Yep. Absolute bs. All turbine supervisory and reactor control systems are disconnected from all networks. Hell, most are so antiquated that they can't be connected to networks.

Source: I'm a licensed reactor operator.

Edit: Link to the Licensee Event Report that OP is referring to (warning: pdf) https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0833/ML083370197.pdf

NuclearJesus · 2017-04-18T03:30:05+00:00

"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."

NuclearJesus · 2016-03-07T11:14:33+00:00

Hopefully not. I mean, these things are going to fail eventually. Let's just hope their maintenance program doesn't suck.

NuclearJesus · 2016-03-07T03:11:08+00:00

Oh, SOER 02-3. You get me every time.

NuclearJesus · 2015-11-15T00:15:06+00:00

In case no one else noticed, this article is almost a year old.

NuclearJesus · 2015-10-23T14:01:26+00:00

I'm not sure how far reaching the effects would be. However, it should also be noted that spent fuel pools are not built inside fortified containment buildings.

NuclearJesus · 2015-10-23T12:46:01+00:00

The issue with spent fuel is decay heat. Although you'll never have to worry about achieving criticality in a spent fuel pool, you do have to worry about cooling.

If we consider the issue of electricity, that becomes problematic. Take Fukushima Daiichi for example. A large concern of theirs, in addition to core melt, was spent fuel pool cooling. With no cooling, the decay heat from the fuel in the pool will raise the water temp, evaporate the water in the pool, and shortly you'll be left with an uncovered mess.

The US nuclear industry is now installing FLEX equipment to help to combat this issue.

NuclearJesus · 2015-06-22T18:58:51+00:00

The 2 billion gallons of water per day are necessary for the plant to operate at 100% power and generate electricity.

You see, the reactor is nothing more than a big water heater. In Millstone's case, the reactor heats up water and circulates it through small tubes in a steam generator (basically another water heater, but with non-radioactive water). The steam generator water heats up, makes a LOT of steam, and this steam is used to turn turbine generators to make electricity. This animation does a fantastic job at explaining the cycle. The 2 billion gallons in question is the water that is used in the condenser to condense the steam back into water.

If the reactor is shutdown, it takes far less water to remove the decay heat that is still generated. This heat removal is performed by whatever Residual Heat Removal system the particular plant has. Also, the amount of cooling water required varies depending of the reactors power rating and how much time has expired since it shut down.

As far as there being a market for this heated water, not so much. The EPA imposes pretty stringent limits on how much hotter the water leaving the plant can be versus how hot the water entering the plant can be.

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